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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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