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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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