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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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