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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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