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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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