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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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