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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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