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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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