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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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