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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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