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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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