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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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