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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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