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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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