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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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