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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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