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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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