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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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