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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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