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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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