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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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