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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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