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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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