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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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