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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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