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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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