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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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