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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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