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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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