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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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