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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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