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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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