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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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