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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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