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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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