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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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