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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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