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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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