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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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