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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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