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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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