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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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