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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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