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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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