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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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