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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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