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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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