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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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