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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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