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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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