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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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