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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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