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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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