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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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