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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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