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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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