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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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