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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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