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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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