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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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