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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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