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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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