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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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