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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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