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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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