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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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