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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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