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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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