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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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