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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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