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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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