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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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