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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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