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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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