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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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