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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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