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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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