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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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