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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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