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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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