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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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