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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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