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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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