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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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