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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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