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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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