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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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