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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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