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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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