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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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