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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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