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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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