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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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