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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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