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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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