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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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