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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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