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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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