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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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