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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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