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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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