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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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