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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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