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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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