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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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