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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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