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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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