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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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