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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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