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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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