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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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