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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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