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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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