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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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