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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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