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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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