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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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