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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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