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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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