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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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