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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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