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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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