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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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