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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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