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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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