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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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