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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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