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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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