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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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