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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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