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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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