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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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