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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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