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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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