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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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