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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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