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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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