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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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