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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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