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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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