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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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