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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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