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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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