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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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