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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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