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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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