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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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