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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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