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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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