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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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