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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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