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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book 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 controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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