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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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