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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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