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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This 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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