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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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