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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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