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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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