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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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