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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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