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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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