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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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