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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important 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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