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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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