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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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