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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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