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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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