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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major 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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