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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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