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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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