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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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