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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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