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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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