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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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