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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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