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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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