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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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