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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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