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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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