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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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