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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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