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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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