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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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