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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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