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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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