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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the 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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