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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition