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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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