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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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