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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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