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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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