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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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