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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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