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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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