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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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