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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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