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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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