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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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