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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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