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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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