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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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