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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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