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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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