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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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