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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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