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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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