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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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