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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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