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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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