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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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