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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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