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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand 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 understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the 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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