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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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