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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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