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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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