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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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