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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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