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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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