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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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