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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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