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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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