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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always 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 issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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