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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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