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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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