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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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