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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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