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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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