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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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