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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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