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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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