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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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