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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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