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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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