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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key 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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