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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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