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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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