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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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