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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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