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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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