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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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