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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different 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 poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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