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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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