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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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