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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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