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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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