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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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