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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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