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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner 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 distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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