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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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