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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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