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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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