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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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