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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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