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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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