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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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