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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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