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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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