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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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