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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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