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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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