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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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