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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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