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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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