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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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