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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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