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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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