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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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