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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates 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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