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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured 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 MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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