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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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