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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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