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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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