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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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