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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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