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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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