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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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