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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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