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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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