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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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