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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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