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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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