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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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