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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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