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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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