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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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