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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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