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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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