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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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