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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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