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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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