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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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