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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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