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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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