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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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