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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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