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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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