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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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