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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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