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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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