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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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