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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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