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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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