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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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