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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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