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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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