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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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