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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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