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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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