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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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