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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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