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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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