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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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