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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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