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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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