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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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