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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses 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 educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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