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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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