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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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