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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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