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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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