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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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