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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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