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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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