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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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