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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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