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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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