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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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