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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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