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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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