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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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