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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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