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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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