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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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