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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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