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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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