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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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