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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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