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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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