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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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