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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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