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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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