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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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