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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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