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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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