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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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