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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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