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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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