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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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