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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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