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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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