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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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