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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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