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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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