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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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