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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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