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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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