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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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