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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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