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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key 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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