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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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