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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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