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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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