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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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