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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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