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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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