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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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