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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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