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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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