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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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