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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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