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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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