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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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