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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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