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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the 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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