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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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