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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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