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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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