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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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