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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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