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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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