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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines 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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