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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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