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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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