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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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