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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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