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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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