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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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