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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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