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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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