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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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