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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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