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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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