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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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