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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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