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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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