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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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