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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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