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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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