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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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