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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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