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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines 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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