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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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