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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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