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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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