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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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