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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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