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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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