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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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