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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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