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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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