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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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