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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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