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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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