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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes 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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