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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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