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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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