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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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