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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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