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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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