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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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