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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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