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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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