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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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