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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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