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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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