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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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