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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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