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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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