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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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