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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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