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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores 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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