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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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