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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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