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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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