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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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