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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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