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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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