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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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