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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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