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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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