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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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