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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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