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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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