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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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