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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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