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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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