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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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