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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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