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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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