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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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