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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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