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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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