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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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