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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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