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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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