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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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