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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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