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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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