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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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