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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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