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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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