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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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