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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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