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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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