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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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