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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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