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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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