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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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