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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This 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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