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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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