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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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