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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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