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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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