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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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