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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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