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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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