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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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