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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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