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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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