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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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