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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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