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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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