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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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