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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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