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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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