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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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