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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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