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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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