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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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