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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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