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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major 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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