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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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