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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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