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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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