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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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