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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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