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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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