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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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