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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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