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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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