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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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