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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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