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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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