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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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