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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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