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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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