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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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