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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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