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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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