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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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