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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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