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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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